Kumar Subramaniam

Kumar Subramaniam (born 26 November 1979) is a Malaysian field hockey player who played as a goalkeeper for the Malaysian national team.

Kumar Subramaniam

Personal information
Born	(1979-11-26) 26 November 1979 (age 45) Tampin, Malaysia
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career
Years	Team
–	Tenaga Nasional
2012	Uttar Pradesh Wizards
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
1999–2019	Malaysia	323	(0)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  Malaysia Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team 2002 Busan Team Asia Cup 2017 Dhaka Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne Team Asian Champions Trophy 2011 Ordos 2012 Doha 2013 Kakamigahara 2016 Kuantan 2018 Muscat Southeast Asian Games 1999 Bandar Seri Bengawan 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team

He also played with the Tenaga Nasional Berhad HC in the Malaysia Hockey League. He wore the number 16 both for Tenaga Nasional Berhad HC and Malaysian hockey team.

International career

He is named as the goalkeeper for the Asian All-Stars 2010 along with Salman Akbar of Pakistan. He also named as the Best Goalkeeper for the 2009 Men's Hockey Asia Cup.^[1] In 2012, Kumar became the first goalkeeper from Malaysia playing in a foreign league. He played for Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the Hockey India League.^[2] Despite having been in the national team for more than a decade, the Tampin-born Kumar has never featured in the Olympics but has played in two world cups^[3] After 20 years, Kumar announced his retirement on 20 February 2020.^[4]